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NOV. 28, J NgCOLlCH v STAND Filed June l5 lz 2 Sheets-Sheet l nvenlorBygiuw llomey J. NICOLICH STAND Nov. 28, 1933.

Filed June l5 .1932

2 sheets-'smeet- 2 Inventor `/qllorney Patented Nov. 28k, 1933 STANDJoseph Nicolich, San Jose, Calif. Application June 15, 1932. Serial No.617,453

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a stand for holding books, magazines and thelike, so that a person can read while lying in bed or reclining in hischair, etc., and also to provide means whereby gthe stand can be used asa small table or as a smoking stand.

This invention also consists incertain features of construction and inthe combinationand arrangement of parts `to be hereinafter fully de-10.scribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specificallypointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several Views, and in which:-

Figure 1 is an elevation of the device.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary View showing the tray part in Vertical position.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of the tray part in horizontal position andalso showing how the upper part of the upright is pivoted to the lowerFig. 5 is a sectional view thru the upright showing the holder memberswithin the same.

Fig. 6 is a View of the holder section.`

Fig. 7 is a sectional detail view, showing how 3g the lowerchannel-shaped member may be increased in width.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view'through the tray showing a small traytherein. u

In these drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the `base and the numeral 2indicates a tubular upright, to the upper part of which is pivoted anextension 3 as shown at 4 so that the extension can be adjusted intovarious positions and the vertical position. A large tray 4 has adepending ear 5 located to one side of the center, and a removable pin 6passes through an edge portion at the upper end of the extension 3 andthrough said ear' for pivotally and removably connecting the tray withthe upright, and in such a manner that the tray can be positioned asshown in Fig. 4, where it rests upon the upright in horizontal position,or the tray can be moved to the positionshown in Fig. 3.

A small tray which is an ash tray 7 and may be seated in the large trayand held therein by means of a threaded stud 8 on the bottom of thesmall tray engaging a threaded socket in the large tray as shown in Fig.8. Y

A member 9 is slidably arranged in the upright .and a channel-shapedmember 10 has an inden- (Cl. l15-60) ture 11 at one end thereof which ispivotally connected to ears on the upper end of the member 9 by a pinand slot connection shown generally at 12.

This memberV 10 forms the vbottom part of a collapsible rack showngenerally at A and lconsisting of the uprights 13 pivoted to the channelmember at their lower edge and having a cross piece 14 in which theirupper ends are pivoted so that the parts 13 and 14 can be folded uponthe channel member when desired, and then by turning the channel memberinto a vertical posi, tion, theentire rack can be lowered with themember 9 and to the tubular upright as shown in Fig. 5. y l

When in use, the rack A extends at right angles from the upper end ofthe upright as shown in Fig. l and the parts can be so positioned thatthe rack can be located on the opposite side of the upright from thatwhich it occupies in Fig. 1 in-75 full lines, as shown by the dottedlines in Fig. .1.

Chains 15 are connected lto the side portions of the Vrack'and the upperedge thereof and carries clips 16 for holding papers or the like on therack and one of these chainsfacilitates the withdrawing of the rack fromthe upright and graspinga portion of the same and pulling the rackassembly upwardly out of the upright.

In order to permit the rack to be used either right or left an angleshaped member 17 has a 85g slot 18 in one limb thereof which receivesrivets 19 carried by the channel member so that the angle member isslidably lsupported on the channel member and can be moved outwardly as.shown in dotted lines in Fig. l when books or the like are to be usedon the opposite side of the rack from which they are ordinarily used andsupported by the member 10. Y

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have` provided a simple formof stand which can be used as a music rack, as a support for books, lmagazines, papersV and the like, or as a tray for a smoker, or as asmall table. Y

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the, invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes maybe made in the construction andinthe combination and arrangement of the several parts providedv thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the .l Vappended claim.

Having thus described'myinvention, what I claim as new isr- A device ofthe class described comprising a standard of hollow constructior'randincluding an uppersection and a lower section pivotally connectedtogether, whereby the upper'section can be moved from a verticalposition to a diagonal position, an elongated member slidably arrangedin the standard, a `channel bar having an extension at one end connectedto the upper end of said slidable member by a pin and slot connec-Vtion, whereby the channel member can be moved from a vertical positionto a position at substantially right angles with the slidable member and

